“Willie” and “Phil” made their proclamations yesterday
I know everyone was anticipating what they had to say
Six more weeks of winter or an early spring?
Can we rely on these groundhogs for anything?
Just six more weeks of winter would be great
There’s no way March 16th will be the starting date!
It would be nice to think that there is only 42 days to go
Especially looking outside and seeing all that snow!
Last winter was a nice surprise, it was no trouble at all
The summer was extended and we had a late fall
I know it was a rare occurrence, this year’s edition is more the norm
We have been getting more freezing cold and more winter storms
I’m not going to bellyache about how this season has gone
I believe it’s going to take a while before I get to see our lawn
“Groundhog Day” is a nice tradition and I like the movie too
Here in Northern Ontario, these predictions will never come true
So we will have to cope with the cold a little longer than the rest
I asked “Mother Nature” for an early spring but she has denied my request
We will eventually get there no matter what these “rodents” say
Hopefully it arrives before the beginning of May
Meanwhile the weather should improve from week to week
There will be more hours of sunlight that we sorely seek
These changes will be gradual but will be welcomed nevertheless
Up here it takes longer to get through the whole process
I guess you might say I am making predictions as well
Will I be right? I guess only time will tell
Most of the time February is the coldest and is very hard to bear
Once we get through those 28 days, it’s all downhill from there
When March appears, the temperatures get fairer
This enables us to be able to reduce another layer
No matter where you live, the winter season is rough
We can all agree, spring can’t come soon enough
The Black Sheep Poet 